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CALL FOR PAPERS ALISE Distance Education SIG abstracts due: July 15, 2011 Distance Education SIG of Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) calls for papers to be presented at the ALISE conference in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday, January 17 – Friday, January 20, 2012. The conference theme is *Extending our Reach: Expanding Horizons, Creating Opportunities. *Possible topics include but are not limited to: - Changing modes of curricular delivery including gaming - Expanding student populations and competing for talent - Globalization, internationalism, cross-nationalism, multilingualism, and multicultural concerns in Distance Education - Innovative administrative structures and responses - Budgetary restraints to Distance Education in LIS - Critical approaches to conventional thought regarding library and information science distance education opportunities - Approaches to traditionally hands-on topics such as archives and museum work - Competition and innovation—challenges and opportunities for access to information - Open source/closed source/managed services for Distance Education - Responses to technological advances that expand the reach of Distance Education Submit abstracts of 500 to 750 words via email to ALISE Distance SIG Convenor Nora Bird ([log in to unmask]) by July 15, 2011. Notice regarding acceptance will be sent by August 30. Also see the ALISE site for more information on the 2012 Conference: http://www.alise.org -- Nora J. Bird, PhD Assistant Professor University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Education Dept. of Library and Information Studies 1300 Spring Garden St., P.O. Box 26170 Greensboro, NC 27402-6170 [log in to unmask] 336-256-0162 336-334-5060 (fax)